Detroit – The Tigers seemed dead in the water and headed to their 10th straight loss Monday night against N.L East-leading Atlanta Braves.
Seemingly out of nowhere, they caught a spark. They scored three runs off right-hander Raisel Iglesias in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to the 10th. And then, against former Tiger Joe Jimenez, Spencer Torkelson lined a long single to score the free runner and give the Tigers a wild 6-5 win at Comerica Park, snapping the losing streak at nine games.
Torkelson was the ignitor in the ninth, driving a two-run home run almost to the bricks in left-center.